Outpost Improvements

During November, Outpost contracted carpenter Dan Phelan to install acoustic-insulation panels in our Live Room. These panels isolate outside noise from the studio as well as sculpt the acoustic resonance of the room. This decision has already proven itself's worth in allowing us to create more precise recordings, as well as positively changing the appearance of the room.

Comcast
Outpost recently worked on Comcast's new "Not Everyone Can" advertising campaign. Voice-over, Sound Design, and Mix was conducted by Dave Nelson. Production was overseen by Hotbed Media's Angela Mixan. These seven 30-second commercials will air both in the Bay Area and in the San Joaquin Valley.
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The San Francisco Ballet
Daryl Carr and The San Francisco Ballet came to Outpost to record an interview between San Francisco Ballet Moderator Mary Wood and Artistic Director and Choreographer Helgi Tomasson. This session was engineered by Miik Dinko. You can hear the interview at: sfballet.org

Jon Bowden - "The Full Picture"
We worked on a feature-length film, The Full Picture by director Jon Bowden. Jon came to us for a temp mix on this film, which he plans to submit for the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. We did a dialog edit, sound design, Foley, and a mix on the entire film. Editor: Miik Dinko. Foley Artist: Ronni Brown Supervising Sound Mixer: David Nelson

Michael Jacobs - "An Audience of One"
Dave Nelson and Miik Dinko worked on Director Michael Jacobs' film "An Audience of One". This film is about a San Francisco-based Evangelical church that started a filmmaking company. We added original music and sound design to this intriguing documentary, as well as providing the final mix. visit: revolveproductions.com

Caveh Zahedi - "I Am a Sex Addict"
We finished producing stems for the foreign release of Caveh Zahedi's feature-length film "I Am a Sex Addict" this month. We salvaged as many of the elements from the edited picture, and re-created the rest of the sound effects and Foley. Next, these stems will be overdubbed in Italian for its overseas release. iama

Khris Brown Associates - IJJI.com
Voice-talent director Khris Brown recorded a few voice-over sessions at Outpost's Studio B this month for client IJJI.com. IJJI produces free online flash games including "Golf King", their most popular.

More Outpost Improvements
Outpost has added an additional surface to our Foley room! Our internal carpenter Danny Phelan removed the acoustic treatment from a section of our stage floor to create a surface that sounds like the wood floor in a house. It's already come in handy on more than one job.

The House That Tree Built Foundation - "Cajun Lady"
Outpost donated its talents to The House That Tree Built Foundation. Their founder Shawn Smith recorded voice-over for her Cajun Lady video, a 2 minute animated short that played for donors at her benefit in Sausalito. Travis Ames and Kathy Jacobson added Foley and Sound Design, and final mix was done by Dave Nelson. Read more about the Foundation at www.thehousethattreebuilt.org

California Dreamin' - The 121st AES Convention
The 121st AES Convention was held in San Francisco this month, and we at Outpost were more than excited to be present for the exposition. Negotiating with Nagra, the manufacturers of the highest-quality portable audio recording equipment, we tested one of the newest field recorders, the ARES-M. We will also be testing the Sony PCM-D1 as a potential new purchase. visit: AES.org

Planet Check / When Words Lose
This month Outpost worked with environmental radio personality Mo Mellady to create two new spots for her radio show Planetcheck. These two new spots focus on the Clinton Global Initiative conference held earlier this year and contain original music by the band When Words Lose. You can hear a sample by clicking here.

Sam Ball
Producer Sam Ball recorded more interviews for his project about Russian-Jewish immigrants this month. Outpost intern Ben Morse engineered this session in Studio B recording Gary Podalvny, Olga Altshuler and Yelena Altman.

Simpson Strong-Tie
Jeannie Kim came to Outpost with a corporate welcome video for Simpson Strong-Tie Inc. We used our noise-reduction arsenal to polish this up for presentation to new Simpson employees. strongtie.com

Wolff Productions - Meditation Bowls
Peter Wolff Productions and Sam Jackson visited Outpost recently for touch-ups on their recent Crystal-bowl Meditation CD. We also forwarded their final mixes to David Nichols for mastering.

Rafiki Chemari - Champagne Sky
Local talent Rafiki Chemari came to Outpost to re-master her song "Champagne Sky" onto CD to submit to Fox Entertainment. Fox will be considering this song to be added to a new series that is currently in production.